Labor laws regarding expressing breast milk at work are derived from the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This Act promotes clean, frequent and private breaks for nursing mothers up to one year post partum. Certain exemptions apply and women holding executive or sales jobs may not be ...
All of those things kind of built up so the choice to exclusively pump wasn’t really difficult but I think the laws of breastfeeding to me was what became more challenging in the end. ROBIN KAPLAN: And you have a very active Facebook page for exclusive pumpers and so what are some ...
There arefederal and state lawsthat protect women who need to pump at work. “The protection is part of the Affordable Care Act, which went into effect in 2010, which amended the Fair Labor Standards Act, and required employers give women a reasonable break period in order to express milk,...
The Affordable Care Act and state laws require most employers to accommodate women who wish to breast-feed by allowing them to pump milk during the workday to later bottle-feed their children. But Frederick’s son Devon, like many babies, would not take a bottle at first; to breast-feed ...